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OBJECTIVES:We have comparatively evaluated respiratory burst and some steps of its signaling in human granulocytes towards different stimuli. MATERIALS AND METHODS:An alternative method to remove erythrocytes by dextran differential sedimentation was employed. Respiratory burst (RB) was assessed in a flow cytometer by the oxidation of a fluorescent probe (dichlorodihydrofluorescein). Stimuli were phorbol ester (PMA) and zymosan. RESULTS:Granulocytes obtained with dextran sedimentation mounted a normal RB for the two stimuli but cells obtained by erythrocyte lysis were ineffective to respond to zymosan (P < 0.05). EGTA did not affect PMA-induced, but inhibited zymosan-induced RB (P < 0.05). PMA-induced RB was blocked by a protein kinase C inhibitor (P < 0.05), whereas zymosan was not. Microfilament integrity was essential for zymosan but not for PMA, whereas microtubule depolymerization does not seem to be essential for both stimuli. Granulocytes obtained from recently diagnosed leukemia patients responded relatively well to both stimuli but after chemotherapy, the response to zymosan was increased whereas cells were unable to respond to PMA. CONCLUSION:The use of the proposed method allows the study of both RB and phagocytosis, making it useful to study these granulocyte responses in the clinical and experimental settings.
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Clin Biochemjournal_title
Clinical biochemistryauthors
Lunardi F,Lima JH,Assreuy Jdoi
10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2005.10.005subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-01-01 00:00:00pages
78-85issue
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0009-9120issn
1873-2933pii
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journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2018.06.015
更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:The fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 gene (FGFR3) plays a critical role in cartilage growth-plate differentiation and bony development. It has been shown that 97% of patients with achondroplasia have a G to A transition mutation at position 1138 (c.1138 G>A) of codon 380 of the FGFR3 gene. DESIGN AND MET...
journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2007.08.014
更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00
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doi：10.1016/s0009-9120(85)80071-0
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journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
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更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
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doi：10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2007.03.021
更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2009.07.011
更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00
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doi：10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2011.04.012
更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2020.06.015
更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2009.07.023
更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
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doi：10.1016/s0009-9120(86)80037-6
更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2004.07.006
更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.06.022
更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2011.05.019
更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0009-9120(00)00049-7
更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0009-9120(76)80040-9
更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.07.086
更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
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doi：10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2010.08.022
更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2014.05.064
更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
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doi：10.1016/0009-9120(90)90034-r
更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2007.07.014
更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2017.07.016
更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2019.08.010
更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0009-9120(83)90168-6
更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2007.09.016
更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/0009-9120(90)90601-p
更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish a ELISA assay to measure release of type 1-phospholipase A2 propeptide from activated granulocytes. Human type 1-prophospholipase A2 (1-proPLA2) is biosynthesized and stored as inactive zymogen. Activation involves tryptic-like cleavage at the N-terminus, with equimolar release of the heptapeptid...
journal_title：Clinical biochemistry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0009-9120(94)00068-7
更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00
